Miss the rampant corruption of the Clinton years? Have no fear--it will be back if Hillary! is elected. Look forward to more sleepovers for campaign cash in the Lincoln bedroom.

Before the announcement, new evidence surfaced that the Clinton camp had dismissed allegations about Hsu made by a Southern California businessman. In an e-mail obtained by The Times, a Clinton campaign staffer told a California Democratic Party official in June that the businessman's concerns were unwarranted.

"I can tell you with 100 certainty that Norman Hsu is NOT involved in a ponzi scheme," wrote Samantha Wolf, who was a campaign finance director for the Western states."He is COMPLETELY legit."

In fact, Hsu was a fugitive wanted on a 15-year-old bench warrant stemming from an early 1990s investment fraud case.

And for all the talk about competence and cronyism of Bush appointees, apparently people forget that Hillary hired a former bar bouncer as head of White House security, though she denied it, instead blaming it on the dead guy (of which there were too many in the Clinton administration).

In interviews, the first lady has denied any involvement with Livingstone's hire, and Nussbaum testified under oath to House investigators on June 26 that he was not involved. Just who hired Livingstone was not quickly established, although White House officials eventually said late White House attorney Vincent Foster brought him in.

But I guess we're not supposed to point out things like that. Only "Clinton haters" would do such a thing. Wonder if Hsu almost became another dead guy who could tell no tales? And what was he really running from?

Who's calling the illegal campaign fund raising by Norman Hsu a Ponzi scheme?

Peter,
the Ponzi scheme was the origigal charge back in the '90s. Hsu took investment money from people, but no company was ever started. He paid old investors with money from new investors, it was all just a scam, ergo the Ponzi charges.

I'm still stumped as to how this guy stayed out of jail, but out in public for 15 years.

At least Hsu doesn't solicit gay sex in public restrooms. That would be downright scandalous.

/snark

Perhaps he solicited sex in the Lincoln bedroom? That would explain the running as well as the staying alive (although it might be a fate worse than death).

/snark ^_^

He had a panic attack? Well, if the Hsu fits...